By all accounts, Wong's bat is accompanied by a plus glove in the field and good speed on the basepaths. Wong stole 21 bases this season for the Double-A Springfield Cardinals.

Wong has shown that he can hit everywhere he goes and is capable defensively at the second base position.

Many feel that Wong could use more seasoning in the minor leagues and could benefit from some time at Triple-A Memphis. But in a way, it feels as though the second base job is Wong's to lose next spring.

Wong will likely compete for the job with a myriad of others, including Daniel Descalso, Skip Schumaker and Matt Carpenter, who has been told to work out at second base during the offseason.

If Wong can show up at spring training ready to win a job and hit the way he has during his short professional career, he very likely could not only be the Cardinals' second baseman of the future, but the organization's second baseman in 2013 as well.